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Originally Posted by HarryT
Geoff was referring to the incorrect apostrophe in "it's". A possessive "its" does not have an apostrophe.
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Ah, yes, one of the most difficult things to teach 5th graders. The misuse and abuse of apostrophes would make a whole other thread.
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Originally Posted by kennyc
Was he? Dare I claim that was intentional?
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Originally Posted by kennyc
such as in certain other threads that will remain unmentioned.
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Originally Posted by meromana
With chat, we have to be willing to give up perfection. When I first learned to use chat, I wanted to get all the spelling, punctuation, and capitalization correct, but it made me a slow chatter, so I had to fight the urge to be right and just settle for "right now". I still cringe, though, when my flying fingers betray me and send off a misspelling or a goofy homophone.
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I have the fastest fingers in chat.... and those fingers often betray me in the very same way you describe
